A non Hispanic person usually Anglo/white.
The word GRINGO is not from the Mexican Army calling US soldiers GREEN COATS. The US Army did not start wearing green uniforms until after 1900.
The word GRINGO is not from the Mexican Army calling US soldiers GREEN COATS. The US Army did not start wearing green uniforms until after 1900.
Green Coats are not American soldiers as most believe. The term Gringo was said to originate when American soldiers in Mexico would sing a song which the lyrics heard was GRINGO.
by d0c1 May 20, 2010
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Derogatory term for people from the United States.
In Chile it refers to someone from the capital city, very similar to the mexican word chilango.
Originally it aplied to any foreigner, as time passes it came to be a cruel synonym of yankee.
Many people think that the word began during the Mexican revolition referring to the green uniform of the U. S. Marines, and mexicans yelled: "Green, go", but that is not the case, the word appeared much earlier in eighteenth century latin american and spanish literature.
Its use is not exclusive to Mexicans, Now it is widely used by latin americans in general and even by europeans.
Contemporary U. S. politics have brought this word to greater relevance, as the anti-gringo feeling has spread throughout the world.
Derogatory term for people from the United States.
In Chile it refers to someone from the capital city, very similar to the mexican word chilango.
Originally it aplied to any foreigner, as time passes it came to be a cruel synonym of yankee.
Many people think that the word began during the Mexican revolition referring to the green uniform of the U. S. Marines, and mexicans yelled: "Green, go", but that is not the case, the word appeared much earlier in eighteenth century latin american and spanish literature.
Its use is not exclusive to Mexicans, Now it is widely used by latin americans in general and even by europeans.
Contemporary U. S. politics have brought this word to greater relevance, as the anti-gringo feeling has spread throughout the world.
Fui al centro y puro pinche gringo por todos lados.
(I went downtown and found lots of bloody gringos there)
(I went downtown and found lots of bloody gringos there)
by thekingofhell July 26, 2004
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It can be special ordered, but the dirty looks and racial comments can be devastating and who knows what special 'extras' the cooks may add just because they have to put together this Non-Hispanic abomination.
It can be created by adding individual ingredients.
Ingredients:
Flour Tortilla
Cheese Quesadilla, sliced
French Fries
Sour Cream
Open warm Flour Tortilla
Add Sour Cream
Add sliced Quesadilla pieces
Add French Fries
Close one end of Tortilla and roll burrito style
It can be special ordered, but the dirty looks and racial comments can be devastating and who knows what special 'extras' the cooks may add just because they have to put together this Non-Hispanic abomination.
It can be created by adding individual ingredients.
Ingredients:
Flour Tortilla
Cheese Quesadilla, sliced
French Fries
Sour Cream
Open warm Flour Tortilla
Add Sour Cream
Add sliced Quesadilla pieces
Add French Fries
Close one end of Tortilla and roll burrito style
I ordered a french fry,cheese and sour cream burrito, and the lady behind the counter said "Que?" and looked at me funny.
So the next time I just ordered a tortilla, a quesadilla,side of sour cream and french fries.... the Gringo Burrito Baby!
So the next time I just ordered a tortilla, a quesadilla,side of sour cream and french fries.... the Gringo Burrito Baby!
by ICPrincess March 25, 2010
Get the Gringo Burrito mug.Term used to refer to a foreigner in a latin-american country. Can be derogatory or not, it usually is derogatory when an article is used before it (Este Gringo.) Believed to have originated from the chant "Green, Go" shouted at US soldiers during the Mexican-American war, It actually originates from the Spanish 'Griego' meaning greek. In spanish, the phrase "Hablar en Griego" or 'to speak in greek' means the same as the english "It's all greek to me." The word Gringo is an evolution of griego, which was used to describe any foreigner that had an accent that prevented them from speaking spanish; particularly the Irish.
by Pablo the Gringo May 31, 2006
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